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वकव्रतिन् (vakavratin)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
वकव्रतिन्
m.
(-ती) A false devotee, a religious hypocrite, or one who as-
sumes the appearance of devotion or meditation, for interested pur-
poses.
E.
वक a crane, व्रत observance, and इनि
aff.
compared to
the crane, who stands by a pool demure and sly, and apparently
absorbed in contemplation, till be sees a fish on which to dart
also with ठक्
aff.
वकव्रतिक, and derived from वक, and चर who
goes, वकचर
or वकव्रतचर
m.
(-रः) &c.: see वैडालव्रतिक
Yates
English
वक-व्रतिन् (ती) 5.
m.
A false devotee.
Wilson
English
वकव्रतिन्
m.
(-ती) A false devotee, a religious hypocrite, or one who
assumes the appearance of devotion or meditation, for interested purposes.
E.
वक a crane, व्रत observance, and इनि
aff.
compared to the
crane, who stands by a pool demure and sly, and apparently absorbed in
contemplation, till he sees a fish on which to dart
also with ठक्,
aff.
वकव्रतिक, and derived from वक, and चर who goes,
वकचर or वकव्रतचर
m.
(-रः) &c.
see वैडालव्रतिक.
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
वकव्रतिन्(क)
पु०
वकव्रत + अस्त्यर्थे इनि ठन् वा वकव्रतधरे